Cyber Essentials Accreditation
Ensure you are compliant and certified with CloudCoCo’s Cyber Essential from CloudCoCo
Cyber Essentials is a UK Government led and industry-backed scheme that helps organisations of all sizes protect themselves against common cyber-security threats
CloudCoCo’s partner, Pentest People are a Cyber Essentials Certifying Body and can help you at all stages of your Cyber Essentials accreditation journey. From the 1st October 2014, the UK Government requires all suppliers bidding for contracts involving the handling of certain sensitive and personal information to be certified against the Cyber Essentials scheme.
There are currently two levels of certification, Stage 1 which is the basic level and Stage 2 which is also referred to as Cyber Essentials Plus. Pentest People can help you with the full certification at both levels including performing the certification assessment.
Cyber Essentials (Stage 1)
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Questionnaire |
The initial level of Cyber Essentials certification is delivered through SecurePortal as a self-assessment questionnaire that covers the five technical controls. |
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External Vulnerability Scan |
The initial level of Cyber Essentials certification is delivered through SecurePortal as a self-assessment questionnaire that covers the five technical controls. |
Cyber Essentials PLUS (Stage 2)
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Workstation Build Review |
The more advanced level of certification relies upon the same protections as Stage 1 but the certification is carried out on your business premises and also includes an internal vulnerability scan of a common workstation build. |
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Binary Downloads and Email Attachments |
The antivirus protections both via the web and email are manually tested whilst onsite to ensure that your tools of choice are protecting the level of protection required to achieve Cyber Essentials Plus. |
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Mobile Device Review |
The operating system version and password policy configuration of a business managed handset will be examined for security issues. |